Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools by: Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum
Book Study
Reader's Response
Chapter 1 New World, New Web, New Skills
Chapter 2 Students and Learning
Chapter 3 New Tools
jobs are changing, challenge to find a job available after graduation-biggest skill is being able to adapt to changes. we're coming from command and control-to connect and collaborate and information delievered and tested to information shared and explored. students will not be prepared for the work place if they are not taught these changing skills.
How can teachers better address the needs or engage today's digital learners?-
Do we get on our students for writing like they text??
What do we do with the gap we have about where we are going and where we (the district) are at now? (Reality)
use higher order thinking skills
apply technology
adapt to change
acquire workplace skills
ajax (web tools) see powerpoint on wiki
I learned that there is way more out there than I thought, and I'm pretty up to date...
I wish there was a way to link all of these tools...like tweet deck for facebook and twitter....
Chapter 4 New Tools in Schools
Chapter 5 Professional Development
Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools
-there are so many tools!
ESOL using the IPOD as a language lab-record vocab, conduct question and answer conversations, check pronounciation, etc
Chapter 7 Online Safety Security
Chapter 8 Systemic Issues
Chapter 9 New Schools
Chapter 8 Systemic Issues
Assumption: Every student has access to technology
Agree: Blogging and social networking increase comprehenion and communication in ESOL students
Argue: What is the reality of actually having the equpiment (the problem with the "IPOD" brand vs. Microsoft
Aspire: All students have equal access
Arlington Heights Elementary
Chapter 2 Students and Learning
Chapter 3 New Tools
ajax (web tools) see powerpoint on wiki
I learned that there is way more out there than I thought, and I'm pretty up to date...
I wish there was a way to link all of these tools...like tweet deck for facebook and twitter....
Chapter 5 Professional Development
Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools
ESOL using the IPOD as a language lab-record vocab, conduct question and answer conversations, check pronounciation, etc
Chapter 8 Systemic Issues
Chapter 9 New Schools
Assumption: Every student has access to technology
Agree: Blogging and social networking increase comprehenion and communication in ESOL students
Argue: What is the reality of actually having the equpiment (the problem with the "IPOD" brand vs. Microsoft
Aspire: All students have equal access